Golf club



Aug. 14, 1928. 4 1,680,881

A. HEETER ET AL GOLF CLUB Filed may 2:5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l/VVENTQRAug. 14, 1928.

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W -z/I 3 A TTORNEY' Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

UNITEDTSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN HEETER AND WILLIAM G. MATTERN, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, ASSIGNOBS TOTHE VULCAN LAST COMPANY, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

GOLF CLUB.

Application filed May 23,

Our invention relates to golf clubs.

It is the object of ourinvention to provide a poured lead insertweightfor a golf club, which. when poured, will be interlocking with thegolf club, and will not become loosened therein.

It is the object of our invention to provide an insert of lead me woodengolf club head so arranged that no attaching means 18 necessary. 7

It is a further object to provide an attaching means over the pouredlead insert of such a character that the insert becomes a strengtheningmember as wellas a weightin member for the golf club.

Feferring to the drawings; I Figure 1 is an elevation of the golf clubhead with the lead insert in position;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an elevation of the golf club head with the cavities for thereception of the lead shown ready to receive it;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the pouring ladle pouring the lead intothe cavities in the golf club head, the golf club head being shown insection to illustrate the form of the cavities;

Figure 5 is a plan view showing the lead insert after it has beenmolded.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 is a golf club head of anydesired form or size in one side of which there has been bored a pair ofinwardly converging, diagonally disposed, screw threaded cav ties 2 andThe outer ends of these cavities are enlarged to form chambers 4 and 5,which chambers have their axes in line with the screw threaded portions2 and 3 so that the respective chambers 4 and 5 are tilted at an anglewith respect to one another. Each of these chambers is provided with anoutward- 1y extending ears 6 and 7 while they are connected together bya narrow flat bridge 8, which is relatively deep in the direction of themovement of the club when striking the ball.

Thus, when lead is poured into these cavities in the golf club head,there will be provided a pair of screw threaded, inwardly convergingmembers, which will engage that portion of the wooden head designated 9bet-ween them.

This serves to grip the lead weight in the 1927. Serial No. 193,669.

wooden head so that it cannot become loosened. The screw threadcd'leadfingers 'weights 12 and 13 which are provided with extending ears letand 15 and are connected together by the semi-circular and relativelynarrow and deep bridge 16. The insert has a the screw threadedinterlocking members, the weighted heads and the connecting bridge sothat a truss-like structure is formed that willbe retained permanentl inposition without movement in the heat.

The lead is poured into the wooden form in molten condition andtherefore each insert adapted itself to the irregularities of thecutaway portions of the head with the re sult that no diiliculties areexperienced in trying to fit predetermined sizes of cavities andpredetermined sizes of lead inserts one to the other, which is adisadvantage of the premolded lead insert, which must be placed inposition and attached by some means.

The ladle for pouring the lead is diagrammatically illustrated andnumbered 17. The stream of molten metal 18 is poured into the woodenform and allowed to cool and therefore becomes an integral part of theclub head. I

It will be understood that we desire to comprehend within our inventionsuch modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditionsand uses.

Having thus fully described our invention, I

what we claim'as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a golf club, a wooden head having converging cavities and a narrowcommimicating passageway between said cavities below the surface of thehead, and a Weighted member inserted therein in molten condition wherebyit is interlocked therein.

4. In a golf club, a wooden head and a molded metal insert consisting ofinwardly eonvergin metalliescrewthreadedtnenibers and a bri geconnecting said memhers,-enlarged heads on .-sa-id screw threaded naemberof greater diameterethan. said; bridge.

5. In a golf club, a wooden head and a molded metal insert consisting ofinwardly convergin metallic screw threaded members and a bridgeconnectin=g sait1 members enlarged heads on said screw threaded membersof greater diameter than said bridge,

and ears proj ecting heads. I a g 6.111 a'golf clnbfa wooden headand amolded metal insert consisting-ofinwardly converging metallic'screwthreaded members and a brid e connecting'said members, enlarged headson'sai'd screw threaded mem- 'bers of greater diameter than 'saidbridge,

beyond said enlarged 'tures'.

' ALLEN HEETER.

WIEIJIAM G.

